Reading Time: 6 minutesDeveloping a herd mentality can improve employee engagement. By clearly defining expected behaviors and demonstrating them at the outset, along with directly asking employees what they need, you will build the foundation for a more engaged team. Follow these 8 rules to lead a happy herd.
Reading Time: 5 minutesUnsolicited advice can cause big problems for your organization. Employees tend to view co-workers who give unsolicited advice as self-serving instead of helpful. Learn why unsolicited advice is viewed this way and the most effective ways to handle it as a leader.
Reading Time: 7 minutesBy incorporating strategies that generate results in short order, you can engage your sales team and win more business. Use these 5 high-growth strategies to improve sales success.
Reading Time: 4 minutesTeambuilding activities that support a good cause help improve employee engagement and retention. Get proven ideas for charitable teambuilding activities cultivated from years of successful planning.
Reading Time: 7 minutesA successful approach to group incentive travel depends on incorporating the local culture of the destination into each activity and outing. 53% of survey respondents consider cultural immersion essential to travel. Learn how to master this approach while planning group incentive trips.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGavel International is championing that “Meetings Matter” on Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID), an international day of advocacy held on March 30, 2023.
Reading Time: 2 minutesBeing an advocate for your people can have a profound positive impact on team morale and performance. Use these strategies to transform your team’s efforts:
Reading Time: 7 minutesLearn how a culture of advocacy drives business outcomes. Discover the key role leaders play in championing their people to achieve peak potential.
Reading Time: 9 minutesSuccessful leaders evolve through experience and determination. They are driven by a strong desire to improve, resulting in organization success. Find 5 traits of great leaders here:
Reading Time: 6 minutesManaged conflict strengthens teams, improves employee engagement, and encourages growth. Learn how to make conflict healthy and productive in the workplace.
Reading Time: 8 minutesEven the best organizations encounter unhealthy conflict. Learn what unhealthy conflict is and 4 tips leaders can use to navigate conflict with success.
Reading Time: 6 minutesAre today’s leaders born, or are they made? Find out the keys to identifying and preparing future leaders to be successful.
Reading Time: 6 minutesChange doesn’t have to start with something big. Learn how habit stacking improves productivity, minimizes the complexity of everyday life, and supercharges new levels of success.
Reading Time: 7 minutesDuring the pandemic, tech companies had an ideal environment for rapid growth. When the pandemic ended, layoffs started. What can all organizations learn from this experience to be more thoughtful, insightful, agile, and successful?
Reading Time: 6 minutesRich in history, Montreal is a showcase of European charm and elegance. Cobblestone streets, French gardens, and grand markets display the best of French Canada, past and present. Discover what this happy, welcoming city has to offer:
Reading Time: 6 minutesHuntington Beach is perfect for relaxed meetings and memorable events. It is a seaside city in Southern California with 8.5 miles of pristine shoreline. Learn more about hosting a meeting in Surf City…
Reading Time: 5 minutesFood in the Caymans is as vibrant and colorful as the islands themselves. The chefs excel at the blending of spices, local produce, and seafood to create unique and flavorful cuisine. Here are a few of the Cayman foods you’ll want to try:
Reading Time: 6 minutesChicago, Illinois is a popular meeting destination no matter the time of year because it is full of culture, top-rated restaurants, and lakefront beauty. Learn more about hosting a meeting in Chicago...
Reading Time: 7 minutesIn-person meetings are on the rise with 90% predicted to have a face-to-face component. However, staffing and rising costs will pose challenges. Learn how to address these and other trends for highly successful meetings:
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWith over $7,000 in generous donations received, 2022 has been a great year for the Gavel Gives raffle initiative for the Toys for Tots Foundation.
Reading Time: 6 minutesA brainstorming meeting won’t just deliver a specific result; it will also reveal blind spots and identify needed improvements. Read how to create a brainstorming meeting that can deliver value to your workflow by continuing to push your organization into the future:
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFrom November 4th-18th, Gavel International employees generously brought in two carts of much-needed non-perishable food items and made a monetary contribution. These donations were delivered to St. Joseph Food Pantry on November 21, just in time for Thanksgiving.
Reading Time: 6 minutesEmployees are essential for organizational growth, but trust is the mortar that keeps your organization standing. How trusting are your employees of your organization? Read about measuring trust here:
Reading Time: 6 minutesOrganizations need to understand what employees want in order to continuously increase engagement, performance, and retention. Learn why a recognition-rich work culture adds value:
Reading Time: 5 minutesSuccessful leaders know the significance of making mistakes and learning from failure. Here are 10 ways that top-performing leaders use self-reflection as a catalyst for growth and inspiration:
Reading Time: 4 minutesThere is no question that disengaged workers are the greatest nemesis to productive and effective organizations. How do organizations and leaders cope with worker burnout or quiet quitting?
Reading Time: 6 minutesA quiet quitter does not quit and leave the workplace, rather they quit your company culture as well as from going above and beyond in their job. Learn how to manage a quiet quitter here:
Reading Time: 7 minutesChallenging situations due to staff shortages can't always be avoided, but there are ways to minimize their impact. Experienced meeting planners have the right connections, experience, and creativity to get things done. Get The Meeting Planner's Guide to Minimize Staff Shortages:
Reading Time: 7 minutesMeeting planners must balance excited travelers and the challenges of air travel logistics with the rise in face-to-face events post-pandemic. What can meeting planners do to nimbly navigate the ever-changing dynamics of airline travel logistics? Here are ten tips:
Reading Time: 8 minutesWhat can organizations do to strengthen commitment, courage, and well-being that translate into employee self-generated happiness? Here are a few strategies: